Text Messaging Endangered (Source Comparison #3)

Article 1
"Text messaging falls for first time in U.S."
Nov. 13, 2012
http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/13/technology/mobile/text-messaging-decline/index.html

Article 2
"Apple's iMessage causes decline in U.S. text messaging, report says"
Nov. 12, 2012
http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/11/12/apples-imessage-causes-decline-in-us-text-messaging-report-says

Article 3
"Text messaging is on decline in U.S., says report"
Nov. 13, 2012
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/text-messaging-decline-us-says-report-1C7040450#__utma=238145375.861242524.1352925605.1352925605.1352925605.1&__utmb=238145375.1.10.1352925605&__utmc=238145375&__utmx=-&__utmz=238145375.1352925605.1.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=%28organic%29|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=%28not%20provided%29&__utmv=238145375.|8=Earned%20By=msnbc|technology%20%26%20science|wireless=1^12=Landing%20Content=Mixed=1^13=Landing%20Hostname=www.msnbc.msn.com=1^30=Visit%20Type%20to%20Content=Earned%20to%20Mixed=1&__utmk=156798328


Notes:

• Articles about the decline of text messaging according to a report released by telecommunications analyst, Chetan Sharma
• Article 2 mentions that data-based messaging has been replacing texts as the number of smartphone users increase
• Article 3 highlights Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as the new "go-to sites for messaging"
• All articles note the decline from statistics gathered from recent quarterly report
• Article 1 points out that texting is actually an expensive way to communicate as it can average to $1,250 per megabyte
• Article 2 blames Apple iMessaging, among other data-based services, as causing the decline in conventional text messaging
• Smartphones offer a variety of free text messaging services through their apps
• Article 3 says that "the data suggests that the messaging revenues in the US market might have peaked"
• Article 2 is the most succinct and comprehensive 
• Article 1 links a similar story that was written over a year ago about "The death of the text message"